The Department strongly encourages students to seek for internship/ service-learning opportunities to better prepare themselves for the job market and to cultivate sense of civil responsibilities.
Our students were granted internship opportunities by the following organizations in recent years:
- Leisure and Cultural Services Department
- Hong Kong City Hall
- The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
- Walk in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives
- Hong Kong Women Workers' Association
- Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Ltd.
- Hong Kong Central Library
- Greenpeace East Asia
- World Vision Hong Kong
- Kowloon Chamber of Commerce
- Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited
- Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF
- The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe)
- Beijing SDT Media Co., Ltd
- National Library of China
- etc
Selected sharing articles by students who participated in internship in recent years:
Newsletter Issue 21, Sept 2016
Newsletter Issue 11, Sept 2015
Service-learning Opportunities
Some of our courses incorporate service-learning elements and received service-learning grants:
Service-Learning Courses:
| Department | Course Code/Title |
| History |
GCAP3016 Historic Landmarks, Heritage and Community
Dr. Fan, Dr. Chen and Dr. Law | Good Teaching Practices in GE at HKBU video |
| History | GFHC1046 An Introduction to Gender, Class and Race |
| History | HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China |
| History, Language Centre |
GCAP3006 Implementation of Service-Learning Engagement through Chinese Story Telling and Writing
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Service-Learning Mini-Grants:
| Academic Year/Semester | Dr. Fong-fong CHEN | Dr. Kam-chau KWOK |
|
Sem1, 2018/19 |
HIST3106 Current Issue in Hong Kong and China |
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Sem 2, 2018/19 |
HIST4145 Historical Anthropology |
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Sem 2, 2019/20 |
HIST3106 Current Issue in Hong Kong and China |
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Sem 1, 2020/21 |
GFHC1046 Introduction to Gender, Class, and Race |
HIST3106 Current Issue in Hong Kong and China |
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Sem 2, 2020/21 |
GFHC1046 Introduction to Gender, Class, and Race |
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Sem 2, 2021/22 |
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HIST3106 Current Issue in Hong Kong and China |
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Sem 2, 2022/23 |
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HIST3106 Current Issue in Hong Kong and China |
Students-as-Partners Scheme:
| Academic Year/Semester | Dr. Fong-fong CHEN | Dr. Kam-chau KWOK |
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Sem 2, 2020/21 |
GTSC2046 The Press and Public Opinion in China: Past, Present, and Future |
GFHC1055 Global China in the Modern Age |
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Sem 1, 2021/22 |
GTCU2056 Adventures, Treasures, and Archaeology in China | GFHC1055 Global China in the Modern Age |
Further information can be obtained from the websites of:
Centre for Innovative Service-Learning
